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frontispiece

/fruhn-tis-pees, fron-/US // ˈfrʌn tɪsˌpis, ˈfrɒn- //UK // (ˈfrʌntɪsˌpiːs) //

正面图,正面插图,卷首语,前面的插图

Related Words

front前面,前面的,正面,前方frontal额叶,额头,额头的,额叶的frontage门面,门面房,门脸,临街房face脸,脸部,脸面,脸色

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
    • : Architecture. a façade, or a part or feature of a façade, often highlighted by ornamentation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounfaçade
Synonyms
face脸,脸部,脸面,脸色front前面,前面的,正面,前方frontage门面,门面房,门脸,临街房frontal额叶,额头,额头的,额叶的building front建筑物正面,建筑正面,建筑物前面,建筑物的正面front view正面图,前视图,正面视图,正面图片

Examples

  • The Tal gorge debouches upon the Zab from the left, near the further end of the reach shown in the frontispiece.

  • It has, by way of frontispiece, a woodcut by Hans Sebald Beham, representing a number of sages seated round a table.

  • Another picture in the book that troubled me was the frontispiece.

  • Their monthly announcement preceding our frontispiece is worth watching.

  • The frontispiece consists of the portrait of the lady for whose devotions the book was prepared.

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